DE8315630U1 - DEVICE FOR PRODUCING CHEESE - Google Patents

Description

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The invention relates to an apparatus for manufacturing
of cheese with an open-topped container for holding cheese curds or the like and with an in
the container used and in this to its bottom
towards slidable lid, wherein the container ^wall;

the bottom and the cover have liquid passage openings.

A container of the type described above is in the
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of soft cheese, whereby the whey can flow off through the liquid passage openings.

If, however, hard cheese is to be produced with such a cheese mold, pressure being exerted on the curd by means of the lid mentioned at the beginning
difficulties often arise when following
after turning the mold, the cheese is removed from the mold *

shall be. The sticks even with conical containers
Cheese is often so tight that the openings

pointing wall that after the fall of the * Cheese mold does not dissolve. To be sure, to expel the cheese

known from the form of compressed air devices, these,

but can not ^ in the generic device

are used because the compressed air flows through the |

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sigkeits-Durchtrittsöffmangen would escape without -;

apply pressure to expel the cheese. '

The invention has for its object to improve the generic device so that the cheese after
the falling of the container safely expelled from this
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According to the invention, this problem is solved by that the device has guides in the area of the base for moving the base towards the lid *

With this solution it is achieved that the pressed cheese IQ can be forced from the container after the inversion of the container by means of the back displaceable to open lid of the container bottom easily, in most cases, a short displacement of the soil sufficient to reduce the adhesion resistance of the cheese to overcome on the container wall.

In a further development of the invention it is provided that the Guides are rings that can be telescoped into one another and do not protrude beyond the underside of the container. The telescopic rings ensure jam-free guidance of the floor, which is not sloping can put. Furthermore, since the rings do not protrude beyond the bottom of the container, the stand is secure guaranteed by the device when pressing the cheese.

According to a further feature of the invention, the J

Underside of the bottom an engagement surface for the approach of a displacement member, so that the device can be used in fully automated systems for cheese production.

Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the remaining subclaims and from the following Description of an embodiment shown in the drawing.

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FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section through one half of a device designed according to the invention shortly before the start of pressing,

FIG. 2 shows the other half of the device shown in FIG. 1 after the cheese has been pressed through the sliding floor and

FIG. 3 shows a detail of a bottom view of the device shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the embodiment shown in the drawing, the device for producing cheese has a container 10 with a cylindrical container wall. The upper edge of the container wall 12 is designed as a flange 14 which is fastened to a square frame 16. The frame 16 may be i ⁿ a receiving device of an automatically operating installation are used in a known manner.

A lid 18 is used to press the cheese curd filled into the container 10 and can be inserted into the container 10 and moved downward therein. The round cover 18 has an upwardly protruding ring rim 20 for the action of corresponding displacement means. The underside of the container 10 is closed off by a base 22 which can be displaced axially parallel to the cover 18. Both the bottom 22 and the lid 18 and the container 12 have liquid passages? Λ by which to drain the whey.

At the lower edge of the container wall 12 is riveted 26 a reinforcement ring 28 is attached, which is attached to the inner

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side of the container wall 12 is applied. By means of the rivet 26, a cross-section L- · g-shaped ring 30 attached. Concentric in the reinforcement ring 28 there is a retaining ring 32, which is connected to the reinforcing ring 28 by welded-on radial webs 34 is connected. A bottom ring 36 is welded to the underside of the retaining ring 32, which is shown in FIG lies in the same plane as the horizontal leg 38 of the L-shaped ring 30.

Another ring 40 is inserted concentrically in the retaining ring 32 so as to be telescopically displaceable. The lower end this ring 40 merges into a horizontally outwardly directed flange which forms an end stop 42, while the upper end of the ring 40 merges into a horizontally inwardly directed flange which forms a v / End stop 44 represents. The lower end stop 42 is overlapped by a further end stop 46, which extends from the upper edge of the retaining ring 32 radially inward.

The upper end stop 44 of the ring 40 engages over the outer edge of a disk 48 which is attached to an annular bead 50 is attached, which protrudes centrally from the underside of the base 22. The outer edge of the disc 48 forms thus an end stop for the base 22 which cooperates with the upper end stop 44 of the ring 40. 30th

On the underside of the base 22 there is an attack surface in its center within the annular bead 50 52 for the approach of a displacement member, not shown, which passes through the disc 48 to the floor 22 can act.

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In the filling and 'pressing position shown in FIG the bottom 22 rests on the radial webs 34 without

ρ- that any parts or guides on the sub- | § side of the bottom ring 36 protrude. In the radial; 4

webs 34 are recesses 54 incorporated into which! ' Screw connections 56 can protrude, with the help of which jj Elements not shown in detail on the bottom 22, for example ■

- ^ q wise a perforated plate that is attached.

If after pressing the cover 18 is removed and the;. Container 10 is overturned, presses the mentioned displacement member against the attack surface 52 of the bottom 22 and moves this under the guidance of the telescopically slidable rings into one another as far as the one in FIG position shown, in which the end stops 42, 46 and 44, 48 come to rest against each other. In this position if the rind of the cheese has detached from the inside of the container wall 12 without destroying its surface, so that the cheese falls out of the container 10 due to its own weight.

In general, a small displacement stroke of the base 22 in the order of three to four centimeters is sufficient. _{Depending on the size of the container 10 and thus the cheese wheels to be produced,} instead of just one ring 40, several such rings, which can be telescoped into one another, can be provided for guiding the base 22;

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Claims (6)

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(J ί 30 I. * I. 7 " I 35 Si I. '· Rrri point, characterized in that the device guides in the area of the base (22) for moving the base (22) towards the cover (18). 2. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the guides telescopically one inside the other are displaceable rings (32, 40, 48) that do not protrude beyond the bottom of the container .. 3- device according to claim 2, characterized in that in the lower end of the Container (10) a retaining ring (32) is attached, in which at least one smaller diameter ring (40) is telescopically displaceable, the smallest ring engaging radially over an end stop (48) of the base (22). U. Apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that all rings (32, 40) have end stops (42 ^ 44, 46, 48) to limit their relative displaceability. 5. Apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the retaining ring (32) over Radial webs (34) is attached in the lower end of the container (10). 6. Device according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the rings (32, 40) are arranged centrally to the container (10). 7- Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the underside of the bottom (22) aufweisu an engagement surface (52) for ¹ to approach a displacement organ. • · 1